Biography of Wera Ignatjewna Muchina

Wera Ignatjewna Muchina (* 19. June 1889 in Riga; † 6. October 1953 in Moscow) was a sowjetische Bildhauerin. She was 64 years old. She was married to Alexei Andrejewitsch Samkow. Her education included Académie Colarossi, Académie de La Palette and Académie de la Grande Chaumière. She worked at Stroganov Moscow State Academy of Arts and Industry, Vkhutemas and Imperial Porcelain Factory. She received 8 awards, including State Stalin Prize, 1st degree, People's Painter of the USSR. She was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.